ARE YOU CATHOLIC? Do you have questions about the

Catholic Church or about how one becomes Catholic? Call

Deacon Greg at 683-6522 ext. 125 and leave a message. All

calls are confidential. Anytime by request.

BAPTISMS: Celebrated on the third Sunday of the month at

1:00 PM. Call the rectory three to four months before the birth

of the child. A baptismal class for parents and Godparents/

sponsors and letters of recommendation are required prior to

a baptism date being scheduled.

MARRIAGE: Couples must schedule a wedding date at least 6

months in advance. Couples must participate in a marriage

preparation program. The parish sponsors such a program.

CARE OF THE SICK: If you or anyone you know is hospitalized or

would like to receive the Sacraments of Anointing of the Sick,

Reconciliation or Communion, please contact the rectory

during office hours. In the case of an emergency, call the

rectory at anytime.

158 LAVERACK AVENUE

LANCASTER, NEW YORK 14086

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014 TWENTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday Vigil ................................................ 4:30 PM Sunday ......................... 8:30 AM, 10 AM & 12 noon Monday, Tuesday, Thursday to Saturday ..... 8 AM Wednesday .........................................................7 PM

(with Novena in Honor of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal & St. Peregrine)

CONFESSIONS

Saturday ................................................. 3:30 to 4 PM Wednesday ...........................6:15 to 6:40 PM Sharp

(before Mass & Novena)

PARISH STAFF

Pastor, Rev. Dennis Fronczak ..................... ext. 106 Weekend Assoc., Rev. Robert G. Beiter Deacon Gregory Feary ............................... ext. 125 Deacon John Gaulin ................................... ext. 126 Deacon David Rotterman .......................... ext. 128 Pastoral Associate, Sr. Joyce King, C.S.S.Fext. 103 Accounting Manager, Margaret Lucas .. ext. 104 Secretary, Donna Faatz .............................. ext. 101 Receptionist, Mae Nestico ......................... ext. 102 Receptionist, Irene Andrzejewski ............... ext. 108 Religious Ed., Diane Liptak............. 684-4664, ext. 2 Youth Minister, Elizabeth (Liz) Zahm .......... ext. 112 Music Minister, Peter Gonciarz .................. ext. 110 Council President ......................... Jake Jakubowski Trustees ............ Michael Conboy & William Maher Pastor’s Advisory Board (P.A.B) ................. ext. 130

DIRECTORY

Rectory ......................................................... 683-6522 Fax ................................................................. 685-8066 Parish Website ......................... www.olpparish.com Parish Email ............... ladyofpompeii@yahoo.com Ministry Center ............................................ 684-4664 Ministry Center Hall .................................... 683-9712

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS

Monday – Friday ..................................... 9 AM–5 PM

BULLETIN DEADLINE

Monday at 11 AM for the following Sunday.

BINGO

Sundays: 7 PM; Tuesdays & 1st Saturdays: 7:30 PM

Monday, September 8 - Nativity of the

Blessed Virgin Mary 8:00 AM Nadine Oosbey - Fr. Leon Biernat

Tuesday, September 9 - St. Peter Claver 8:00 AM Richard E. Beiter (Anniv) -The Beiter

Family

Wednesday, September 10 7:00 PM Eric Washington - Roseann Kazmierczak

Thursday, September 11 8:00 AM Celia & Henry Geleszinski - The Family

Friday, September 12 8:00 AM Barbara Borgogelli - Husband

Saturday, September 13 - St. John

Chrysostom 8:00 AM Myron Orgek - Fr. Leon Biernat 8:00 AM Dino Bargnesi - Helen Wierzbowski 4:30 PM Hattie & Florian Konwiczka - Anita &

Ted Conway 4:30 PM Vreseda Garneret - Ben Baranowski

Sunday, September 14 - The Exaltation of

the Holy Cross 8:30 AM John L. Arcese - The Lleras Family 8:30 AM Marty Galasso - Angeline Mastrangelo 10:00 AM Charles Allen - Steve Allen 12 NOON Anthony Venditti - Sister, Betty 12 NOON Deceased Members of the DiChristina

Family - Daughter

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SUNDAY CONTRIBUTION

Weekly Adult Envelopes ................................ $8,666.00 Loose Basket - Non Envelope ........................... $311.00 Total Sunday Offering .................................... $8,977.00 Extraordinary Collection…………..………..…$400.00

Life Chain for

Human Life Life Chain - Respect Life Sunday is on October 5th Every year the Diocese of Buffalo sponsors Life

Chain! Our spot for the Life Chain is on Niagara Falls Blvd. between Dryden & Howard White Streets from 2 - 3pm. We ask that you please don’t block the driveways. We will be standing in front of Don Davis Pontiac. Life Chain is a silent statement in support of human life. Each participant simply stands holding a sign that states: “Abortion Kills Children”. We will travel by bus and leave at 1:00 PM from the church parking lot on Sunday, October 5th, and return by bus after the event. Please Note: There will be no charge for the bus this year. Pizza will be served upon our return. To properly prepare, please fill out the slip below and return it to the

rectory by Wednesday, September 24th. You may also place it in the Sunday collection basket, in an envelope marked Life Chain.

LIFE CHAIN RESERVATION

NAME:____________________________________

ADDRESS:_________________________________

PHONE: _______________

# ATTENDING Adults______ Children)________

Christ the King Collection We will be taking a second collection at all Masses this coming weekend on behalf of Christ the King Seminary. Please be as generous as you can for this most worthy appeal.

Religious Education classes

begin this weekend!!!

Sunday, September 7th, at 8:45 AM

If you have not registered,

now is the time!!

New Ministry Center Our New Ministry Center has been re-located to the former OLP Elementary School building. Many rooms are currently being renovated including our new Marian Community Room. To assist with your room locations, thee will be a floor plan on each floor level. Watch your mail for our September flyer with information on events and activities including the upcoming open house.

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The ‘Catholic Way’

Before you begin reading this message, ask yourself: What is the ‘Catholic Way’ to live your life? I’m not asking you to answer this questions in words; rather, I’m asking for you to consider how your Faith

actually affects the way you live your life: your prayer life, your family life, your work life, your play life, the way

you make decisions when nobody can see. How do you decide what’s right and what’s wrong, what’s important

and what’s not? How much do you rely on God to get you through those challenges that create the most tension

and anxiety in your life?

The Catholic Way is the way of simplicity. This is not to be confused with ‘the easy way’; in fact, just the opposite. The

Catholic Way is humble, forgiving, resilient, patient, generous, courageous and gentle. Most of these are not attributes associated with success in today’s day and age, but they used to be. In fact, for almost 2,000 years, they defined the lives of great Catholics – those we know about and those we do not. We consider the humility of Francis of Assisi and Mother Teresa. We marvel the resilience of St Monica and the courage of John Paul II and Maximillian Kolbe. We take solace in knowing that a flawed man like St Peter can learn to allow himself to be used by God to accomplish amazing things. As Catholics, our Sunday obligation is not simply about showing up for Mass, but living the Catholic Way every day so that we can celebrate it with others in our Faith Community. When we bring who we are – the bright spots and the warts – to our shared celebration, we become an authentic assembly of disciples ready to receive the Creator and commune with Him in the Eucharist. And, having been nourished to the very core of our existence, we recommit to taking on the challenges of living life the Catholic Way. Allow me a moment to honor a man who committed himself to living the Catholic Way. Most of you would not know him, he lived an hour west of us in Westfield. Two weeks ago, on a Saturday, Bill Boneberg was playing with his grandchildren when a call came in that a power line had dropped so low that it threatened the life of a grandmother and her four-year old grandchild. Bill had worked around power lines all his life, having retired from National Grid and now serving as the superintendent for Westfield Electric. Bill left his family and responded, arriving before his crew. Assessing the situation, he took action that would protect those two lives, but place his life in danger. As he moved the line, something gave way and the line dropped on Bill and took his life. Bill was a deacon; he was a year behind me in formation. His call to ministry enfolded his faith journey and commitment.

Deacon Bill had figured it out; he had learned how to serve and love those whom the Lord placed in his life. He died in

the manner in which he lived – courageous and generous; the Catholic Way. As often happens when we lose someone we know, I have been thinking a lot about Deacon Bill over these past few weeks. But more, I’ve been asking myself the same question I asked you at the beginning - - - How well do I live the Catholic Way, every day? And I wish I had a better answer…

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord….

God bless, Deacon John

Respect Life “Violence against women, inside or outside the home, is never justified. Violence in any form - physical, sexual, psychological, or verbal is sinful; often, it is a crime as well”.

Source: U.S. Catholic Bishops, When I call for Help, 2002

Youth News

High School & Middle

School We will be taking a trip to enjoy the Lancaster Opera House’s production of

“Fiddler on the Roof” on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 PM. Please contact Liz Zahm at 683-6522, ext.112, if you are interested in attending this play.

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Please remember in your daily prayers those who have died. Also, please remember those who are ill, especially Eugene Nowak, Arlene Ipolito, Susan Ekstrum, Martha Celeste, Fr. Walter Matuszak, Gladys Hens, Mary Gabrielli, Marty Ostrowski, Angeline DiLuzio, Michael Fridmann, Betty Earsing, Steve Allen, Judy Brown, Julia Zynda, Daniel Krzanak, Dave Keller, Chet Binda, Linda D’Auria, Carley Stefaniak, Nicole Miller, Evangaline Lanthier, Marlene Smith, Baby Cameron, Grandpa Steve, Dennis Casillo, Gilda Baccari, Jadwiga Przybyszewski, Ron Brady, Mary & Dennis Lojek, Thomas Golpl, Grace & Jacob Easton, Ken Majka, Thomas Ackley, Jr., Emily (Goldyn) Harzewski, Judy Lukowski, Irene & Richard Domagala, Francis Rash, Dorothy Miniri, Mary Gallo, Jeff Faatz, Arlene Passalugo, Phyllis Newton, John DiBartolomeo, Linda Farruggio, and all those who are ailing, homebound or in nursing homes.

Welcome, New

OLP

Parishioners Please join us in welcoming the following new parishioners who have registered in the parish recently:

David & Rachael Szuba & Family

Patricia Kobus

Steven & Erin Bice & Family

May God Bless these new members of Our Lady of Pompeii Family.

Interested in Becoming

A Catholic???? Or more likely you know someone who is? We will be starting up this year’s class to be received into the Church at the Easter Vigil with an information session about how one becomes a Catholic. Those interested are asked to attend. Perhaps, as a parishioner you know someone who is interested, you can accompany them.

Our meeting will take place on

When: Monday, September 8th at 7:00 PM

Where: St. Stephen Room-OLP Ministry Ctr.

129 Laverack Avenue, Lancaster

God Bless, Deacon Greg

Readings for the Week of

September 7, 2014 Sunday: Ez 33:7-9/Rom 13:8-10/Mt 18:15-20 Monday: Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30/Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 or 1:18-23 Tuesday: 1 Cor 6:1-11/Lk 6:12-19 Wednesday: 1 Cor 7:25-31/Lk 6:20-26 Thursday: 1 Cor 8:1b-7, 11-13/Lk 6:27-38 Friday: 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22b-27/Lk 6:39-42 Saturday: 1 Cor 10:14-22/Lk 6:43-49 Next Sunday: Nm 21:4b-9/Phil 2:6-11/Jn 3:13-17

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Young Adult & Family

Ministry; Adult Education This year’s Adult Education program will focus on learning and then using the concepts in the book Rebuilt, written by Fr. Michael White and Thomas Corcoran. Using these ideas and approaches, we will develop and implement new ways to better serve our Young Adults (20’s-30;s) and Families.

After years of learning how to be better followers of Christ, this year we focus on practicing all that we have learned to become Disciples in Action and help strengthen, develop and expand the foundation of the future of our parish through service and support to this very important segment of our parish.

It’s going to be an exciting year! We will learn, grow, share, invite and support each other as we help the parish continue its ministry of service to those who are and who want to be members of the Pompeii Family. As we serve others, we will also grow in our own understanding and appreciation for our Catholic Faith.

We will be meeting each Thursday night, beginning on September 18th, in the Ministry Center, 129 Laverack, at 7:00 PM. Please purchase a copy of the

book and begin reading...

Catholic Charities “The stranger among us” ~ Catholic Charities’ Refugee Resettlement Program needs your help. Sacred Scripture calls us to respond to the needs of widows, orphans “and the stranger among us.” You can help in one or more of these ways: Shopping - We provide you with the grocery list, gift cards to purchase the items and where to drop them off; Set Up Apartments - Hands-on help setting up apartments with household items fitted with linens, etc. Donations - We can use new or gently used furniture and household/kitchen items to outfit apartments and gift cards of $10 to $50 to local supermarkets [Tops is closest] to buy food items. If you can help, call Becky at 842-2770. Pray for refugees and for world peace.

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Sunday, September 7 All Masses Cub Scouts Popcorn Sale

8:30 AM Rosary Society Mass - CH 8:45 AM Religious Education 9:30 AM Coffee Hour - SSPP Aud. 11:30 AM Coffee Hour - SSPP Aud. 7:00 PM Bingo - SSPP Aud.

Monday, September 8 7:00 PM RCIA - St. Stephen Rm. 7:00 PM Respect Life -St. Clare’s Rm.

Tuesday, September 9 7:00 PM Contemporary Choir - CH 7:00 PM Pre-Baptismal Class - Faculty Rm. 7:00 PM Frassati - St. Joseph Rm 7:30 PM Knights of St. John Reg. - Marian

Rm. 7:30 PM Bingo - SSPP Aud.

Wednesday, September 10 5:30 PM Holy Rosary Society - SSPP Aud 6:15 PM Confessions - CH 6:40 PM Rosary by M. Staskiewicz 7:00 PM Mass with Novena 7:00 PM Stewardship - Marian Rm. 7:30 PM Holy Name Mtg. - St. Joseph Rm.

Thursday, September 11 6:30 PM Cub Scouts - St. George Rm. 7:00 PM Adult Choir - CH 7:00 PM Knights of St. John - Marian Rm.

Friday, September 12 No Activities

Saturday, September 13 8:40 AM Priest Cenacle - CH 3:30 - 4 PM Confessions 4:30 PM Second Collection for Christ the

King

6:30 PM Jr. High Yth Gr. - St. Aloysius Rm

Sunday, September 14 All Masses Second Collection for Christ the

King 8:30 AM Holy Name Society Mass - CH 8:45 AM K. - 10 Gr. Rel. Ed. - Ministry Ctr. 7:00 PM Bingo - SSPP Aud.

Faith Moment Reflection

for Today’s Readings Getting people to agree about some things - in our families, neighborhoods, work, and church - can take a good deal of compromise. Our readings today remind us that, both in our everyday lives and in our spiritual lives, we are never totally alone nor do we ever act alone. Compromise is essential. Take our faith community as an example. Our deepest identity is found not in ourselves but in community with God and others. In our church, we are accountable to one another, as we relate, reconcile and pray together, showing our commitment to God and his living presence among us. When rifts among members disrupt the community, it weakens our ability to make God’s presence visible. When we compromise, when we reach agreement, we can grow in the consciousness that we are the presence of God for one another. When we gather, he is in our midst.

Provided by Christ the King Seminary

Open House at St. Mary’s St. Mary’s High School in Lancaster will be holding its annual Open House on Thursday, September 18 and Friday, September 19 from 5 to 8:00 PM.

The Open House allows prospective students and their families the opportunity to tour the St. Mary’s building, meet with students, faculty, coaches, and administrators, and see displays of various classes, clubs, and organizations. Guests also receive a free gift and refreshments.

For more information, call the school at 683-4824 or visit www.smhlancers.org.

Food Barrel The Food Pantry is always in need of donations. Next weekend is the time to bring non-perishable food items for the Food Pantry. Toiletries & paper products are also

in need. Items can be put in containers located in the back of the Church and the Parking Lot entrances. Please help the people in need in our community

To assist with locating your room in the new

Ministry Center, there will be a floor plan on each

floor level.

Holy Rosary

Society Just a quick reminder to all

members of the Holy Rosary Society. Our first meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 10th at 5:30 PM in the SSPP Aud. A light dinner will be served. All Catholic women of the community are invited.

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Next Weekend MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION

Saturday, September 13 4:30 PM L. Burns, A. Conway, L. Glomb, B.

Mendola, M. Nestico, M. Trainer

Sunday, September 14 8:30 AM R. Wojciechowski, J. Hens 10:00 AM D. & G. Horn, L. Kufel, B. McNaughton,

B. Mordino, S. Allen 12 NOON L. Kwiatkowski, I. Andrzejewski

LECTORS

Saturday, September 13 4:30 PM T. Distefano

Sunday, September 14 8:30 AM L. Salvatore, Jr. 10:00 AM R. Nowicki 12 NOON M. Gauchat

ALTAR SERVERS

Saturday, September 13 4:30 PM N. Martens, S. McCarthy, L. Mirco, J.

Budzynski

Sunday, September 14 8:30 AM J. J. & Z. Lorigo, I. Thomann 10:00 AM E. Maher, L. Hoag, B. & B. Brown 12 NOON T. Counihan, K., Z., & M. Laistner

Bingo & Bell Jar Workers Sunday’s

September 7 - Team 3 September 14 - Team 4

Tuesday’s September 9 - Team 4 September 16 - Team 1

Vocation View If two of you join your voices

on earth to pray for anything

whatever, it shall be granted

you by my Father in heaven. Pray for an increase in vocations to priesthood and religious life. If God is calling you to a Church vocation, call Father Walter Szczesny at 716-847-5535. You can also check out the “Priest of the Month” stories on our website ~ www.buffalovocations.org!

Social Club Let’s kick off the new year with a tail-gate get-together. The Social Club will meet on September 20th at 6:00 PM in the SSPP Aud. on Laverack Avenue.

We’ll roast up some hot dogs, play some games, and start off the year with some fun and hopefully some new ideas, too.

To round out the menu for this evening, if your name starts with A-G, please bring a tailgate side dish, H-M, a dessert, and N-Z, a snack.

If you plant to attend, please call Nancy & Bill at 684-5167 or Norm at 685-2985 by September 17 so that we will have enough ‘dogs’ and beverages to go around. See you there!

St. Francis H. S. Open House St. Francis High School will hold its annual Open House on Sunday, Sept. 28 from 10AM to 12:30 PM

and Monday from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM. Young men in grades 6, 7, & 8 and their parents are invited to visit the school to explore the abundance of opportunities that await them at St. Francis High School.